3+ hour, 9+ min ago  (806+ words) A new, first-of-its-kind skills centre is set to open in Calgary, Alta. later this year, offering students a rare chance to step into the world of the construction trades before they graduate high school. The Alberta Trades Discovery Centre, funded…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (440+ words) OTTAWA " Canada must break the stigma around careers in the skilled trades if the Liberals want to achieve their infrastructure and homebuilding agenda, federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said recently. Hajdu said when she was growing up in Thunder Bay,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (159+ words) OTTAWA " The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) has announced a new national Youth Apprenticeship Council has been established to bring youth leadership directly into decisions shaping Canada's skilled trades and apprenticeship system. According to a relrease, the inaugural council includes 11 young…...